Kenzie grew up in Grandville, MI and James grew up in Troy, MI. But as luck would have it, the girl from the West side would meet the boy from the East side at their alma mater, Central Michigan where she was studying to be a teacher and he was studying to be an engineer. It was a rainy October day when Kenzie swiped right on a boy on Bumble, some of you may know him as James. While looking for an eligible suiter, Kenzie noticed that James’ Bumble profile said he didn’t like steak. Being one of her favorite foods, this could have been a deal breaker, then it said that James stood at 5’ 8” but was 7’ 11” on stilts. Kenzie thought this was funny and decided to start a conversation him. That Thanksgiving Kenzie went home to visit her family and was so smitten with the boy from Bumble, that she disclosed to her entire family (after a few glasses of wine) that she wanted to kiss this boy on the mouth. Finally, after patiently waiting for Kenzie to finish all her projects for the semester, the two went on their first date. Luckily Panera wasn’t too busy that day because Kenzie didn’t want to wear her glasses on a first date (and everything was blurry!) and James was so nervous he temporarily forgot what she looked like. But that didn’t stop them from having the best time. In fact, they had so much fun they accidentally stayed passed closing time because they were so deep in conversation. That night Kenzie went home and told her best friend, “He doesn’t know it yet, but I’m going to marry that boy”. After getting approval from Kenzie’s fur baby, Hudson, the two decided to start dating and took their first trip together to St. Augustine FL, because what better way to get to know someone than to be stuck in a car with them for 20+ hours. On this trip Kenzie discovered that James burns like bacon and James found that Kenzie has a small bladder and had to make way too many pitstops, but this only made their love for one another grow stronger. After graduating from CMU, the couple moved to James’ hometown and bought their first home together. They have enjoyed living in Troy for the past 3 years and even welcomed Sophie, the couples youngest fur baby, in to the family. Fast forward to February of 2022. James proposed to Kenzie in the living room, yes the living room! After his original proposal plans fell through, James couldn’t wait a moment longer, stormed off into the garage, and returned with a pale pink box. As you can guess, she said yes and lots of tears were shed. But hey, if Monica and Chandler can get engaged in their living room (Friends fan reference) so can Kenzie and James. Now after nearly 5 years together the couple is looking forward to tying the knot and celebrating their marriage by visiting Antigua for their honeymoon, where James will most likely burn like bacon.